Proton VPN

How to uninstall Proton VPN from your computer

You can find below details on how to uninstall Proton VPN for Windows. The Windows version was developed by Proton AG. Check out here for more information on Proton AG. Usually the Proton VPN program is to be found in the C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN folder, depending on the user's option during setup. You can remove Proton VPN by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\unins000.exe. Note that you might be prompted for administrator rights. The program's main executable file is named ProtonVPN.Launcher.exe and occupies 17.92 MB (18793288 bytes).

The following executables are contained in Proton VPN. They occupy 30.26 MB (31724680 bytes) on disk.

• ProtonVPN.Launcher.exe (17.92 MB)
• unins000.exe (3.20 MB)
• ProtonInstaller.exe (5.95 MB)
• ProtonVPN.Client.exe (570.73 KB)
• ProtonVPN.RestoreInternet.exe (453.72 KB)
• ProtonVPN.TlsVerify.exe (147.72 KB)
• ProtonVPN.WireGuardService.exe (453.23 KB)
• ProtonVPNService.exe (453.73 KB)
• RestartAgent.exe (79.53 KB)
• openvpn.exe (1,014.72 KB)
• tapinstall.exe (81.00 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 4.1.11 of Proton VPN. You can find below info on other releases of Proton VPN:

• 3.1.1
• 3.0.5
• 3.5.3
• 3.2.12
• 4.1.7
• 3.2.1
• 3.3.0
• 3.2.0
• 3.2.9
• 3.5.0
• 3.0.7
• 3.2.11
• 3.0.6
• 3.2.4
• 3.2.10
• 3.0.4
• 3.5.2
• 3.4.1
• 3.1.0
• 3.3.2
• 3.2.7
• 4.1.8
• 3.2.6
• 3.4.3
• 4.1.12
• 3.4.4
• 4.1.9
• 4.1.10
• 3.5.1
• 3.2.8
• 3.2.3
• 3.3.1
• 3.2.2

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Proton VPN has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall Proton VPN:

• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Proton\Proton VPN
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\ToastNotificationManagerCompat\Apps\Proton.VPN

Files remaining:

• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\Install.log.txt
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\ProtonVPN.Launcher.exe
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\unins000.dat
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\unins000.exe
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\unins000.msg
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v4.1.11\Albireo.Base32.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v4.1.11\ARSoft.Tools.Net.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v4.1.11\aspnetcorev2_inprocess.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v4.1.11\Assets\ProtonVPN.ico
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v4.1.11\Autofac.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v4.1.11\Autofac.Extensions.DependencyInjection.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v4.1.11\BouncyCastle.Crypto.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v4.1.11\BruTile.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v4.1.11\clretwrc.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v4.1.11\clrgc.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v4.1.11\clrjit.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v4.1.11\CommunityToolkit.Common.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v4.1.11\CommunityToolkit.Mvvm.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v4.1.11\CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Collections.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v4.1.11\CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Controls.HeaderedControls.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v4.1.11\CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Controls.Primitives.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v4.1.11\CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Controls.RangeSelector.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v4.1.11\CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Controls.SettingsControls.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v4.1.11\CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Controls.Sizers.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v4.1.11\CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Converters.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v4.1.11\CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Extensions.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v4.1.11\CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Helpers.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v4.1.11\CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Triggers.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v4.1.11\coreclr.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v4.1.11\CoreMessagingXP.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v4.1.11\cs-CZ\Microsoft.ui.xaml.dll.mui
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v4.1.11\dcompi.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v4.1.11\de-DE\Microsoft.ui.xaml.dll.mui
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v4.1.11\DeviceId.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v4.1.11\DeviceId.Windows.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v4.1.11\DeviceId.Windows.Wmi.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v4.1.11\DnsClient.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v4.1.11\dwmcorei.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v4.1.11\DwmSceneI.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v4.1.11\DWriteCore.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v4.1.11\el-GR\Microsoft.ui.xaml.dll.mui
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v4.1.11\en-us\Microsoft.ui.xaml.dll.mui
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v4.1.11\es-ES\Microsoft.ui.xaml.dll.mui
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v4.1.11\ExCSS.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v4.1.11\fa-IR\Microsoft.ui.xaml.dll.mui
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v4.1.11\fi-FI\Microsoft.ui.xaml.dll.mui
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v4.1.11\fr-FR\Microsoft.ui.xaml.dll.mui
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v4.1.11\Grpc.AspNetCore.Server.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v4.1.11\Grpc.Core.Api.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v4.1.11\Grpc.Core.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v4.1.11\Grpc.Net.Client.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v4.1.11\Grpc.Net.Common.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v4.1.11\grpc_csharp_ext.x64.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v4.1.11\H.GeneratedIcons.System.Drawing.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v4.1.11\H.NotifyIcon.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v4.1.11\H.NotifyIcon.WinUI.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v4.1.11\HarfBuzzSharp.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v4.1.11\hostfxr.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v4.1.11\hostpolicy.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v4.1.11\hr-HR\Microsoft.ui.xaml.dll.mui
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v4.1.11\id-ID\Microsoft.ui.xaml.dll.mui
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v4.1.11\it-IT\Microsoft.ui.xaml.dll.mui
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v4.1.11\ja-JP\Microsoft.ui.xaml.dll.mui
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v4.1.11\ka-GE\Microsoft.ui.xaml.dll.mui
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v4.1.11\ko-KR\Microsoft.ui.xaml.dll.mui
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v4.1.11\libHarfBuzzSharp.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v4.1.11\libSkiaSharp.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v4.1.11\LiveChartsCore.Behaviours.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v4.1.11\LiveChartsCore.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v4.1.11\LiveChartsCore.SkiaSharpView.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v4.1.11\LiveChartsCore.SkiaSharpView.WinUI.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v4.1.11\log4net.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v4.1.11\Mapsui.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v4.1.11\Mapsui.Nts.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v4.1.11\Mapsui.Rendering.Skia.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v4.1.11\Mapsui.Tiling.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v4.1.11\Mapsui.UI.WinUI.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v4.1.11\marshal.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v4.1.11\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Antiforgery.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v4.1.11\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Abstractions.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v4.1.11\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.BearerToken.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v4.1.11\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Cookies.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v4.1.11\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Core.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v4.1.11\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v4.1.11\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.OAuth.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v4.1.11\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authorization.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v4.1.11\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authorization.Policy.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v4.1.11\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Authorization.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v4.1.11\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v4.1.11\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Endpoints.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v4.1.11\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Forms.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v4.1.11\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Server.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v4.1.11\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Web.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v4.1.11\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Connections.Abstractions.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v4.1.11\Microsoft.AspNetCore.CookiePolicy.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v4.1.11\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Cors.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v4.1.11\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Cryptography.Internal.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v4.1.11\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Cryptography.KeyDerivation.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v4.1.11\Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.Abstractions.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v4.1.11\Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.dll

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the data below:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppUserModelId\Proton.VPN
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\proton-vpn
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Proton VPN_is1
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Proton AG\Proton VPN

Open regedit.exe in order to delete the following values:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\ProtonVPN Service\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\ProtonVPN WireGuard\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\ProtonVPNCallout\ImagePath

A way to remove Proton VPN with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Proton VPN is an application by the software company Proton AG. Frequently, users choose to erase it. This is troublesome because performing this manually takes some skill regarding Windows internal functioning. The best EASY solution to erase Proton VPN is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and all around utility to maximize the performance of your computer.

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• download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire the program's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful system optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the applications existing on your computer will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Proton VPN or simply click the Search field and type in "Proton VPN". If it exists on your system the Proton VPN program will be found very quickly. After you click Proton VPN in the list of apps, some data about the application is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have about Proton VPN, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the application you want to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Proton VPN.


8. After removing Proton VPN, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items of Proton VPN which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Proton VPN using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your system.

Your computer will remain clean, speedy and able to run without errors or problems.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove Proton VPN by Proton AG from your computer, we are not saying that Proton VPN by Proton AG is not a good application for your computer. This text only contains detailed info on how to remove Proton VPN supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.